Library Guides: POL 251: Introduction to Political Science Research Methods: Writing a Literature Review

Writing Literature Reviews

Conducting Your Literature Review by Susanne Hempel
Call Number: BF76.5.H45 2020

ISBN: 9781433830921

Publication Date: 2019

Literature reviews are now much more challenging to compile today than they used to be. This book will help you formulate a strategy for making decisions about what to include and not include in your review, and produce a reliable and unbiased summary of the existing research.
Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by M. Ling Pan
Call Number: Q180.55.E9P36 2016

ISBN: 9781936523399

Publication Date: 2017

Illustrates all the steps in preparing qualitative and quantitative literature reviews. Emphasizes topic selection, locating literature, and avoiding major pitfalls in evaluating and synthesizing literature.
Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Fred C. Lunenburg; Beverly J. Irby
ISBN: 9781452297576

Publication Date: 2007

The advice and resources you need to complete your thesis or dissertation! Written in a conversational style for both faculty and students, this how-to manual covers quantitative and qualitative research methods and provides comprehensive guidance for successfully completing a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.
Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide by Sara Efron; Ruth Ravid
ISBN: 9781462536917

Publication Date: 2019

This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal.

Writing Systematic Reviews of the Literature
Published 2019 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-018-00176-x
The Art of Writing Literature Review
Published 2020 in International Business Review.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101717
A literature review article provides a comprehensive overview of literature related to a theme/theory/method and synthesizes prior studies to strengthen the foundation of knowledge. In explaining the purpose, methodology, and structure of a systematic review, we provide guidelines for developing most insightful and useful review articles. By outlining steps and thumb rules to keep in mind, we present an overview of different types of review articles and explain how future researchers could potentially find them useful.
Designing Research with Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Published 2020 in Sociological Methods and Research
DOI: 10.1177/0049124117729700
We identify several emerging approaches to QCA rather than just one. Approaches emphasize either substantively interpretable or redundancy-free explanations, and some designs apply an inductive/explorative mode of reasoning, while others integrate deductive elements. Based on extant literature, we discuss issues surrounding inference with QCA and the tools available under different approaches to address these issues. We specify trade-offs and the importance of doing justice to the nature and goals of QCA in a specific research context.

Sage Research Methods
Supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. From a quick dictionary definition, case studies from researchers in the field, downloadable teaching datasets, full-text titles from the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series, or video tutorials showing research in action, this is the ultimate methods library for anyone planning or conducting a research project.
Scopus
Comprehensive abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus supports research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields as well as in the arts and humanities. Scopus does not test or support Mac/IoS Devices. Scopus recommends IE 8 or higher, Chrome or Firefox.